YOURLS
YOURLS is a set of PHP scripts that will allow you to run Your Own URL Shortener. Features include password protection, URL customization, bookmarklets, statistics, API, plugins, jsonp.
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Still maintained? Yes: 28 commits in the last 90 days, latest release 1.10.6 (Aug 2026).
Also an alternative to Bitly.
At a glance
YOURLS quick facts
- Health score
- 84/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 12,295
- Last commit
- 3 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- 1.10.6, Aug 2026
- Licence
- MIT
Top alternatives to YOURLS
Full rankings: Bitly alternatives
In its own words
The project's README opens: "YOURLS is a set of PHP scripts that will allow you to run Y our O wn URL."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
YOURLS scores 84/100, #5 of 11 in URL Shorteners: 28 commits in the last 90 days earn 32.7 of 35 points, the latest release (1.10.6, 2 months ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 12,295 stars add 16.4 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is Docker support, worth 10.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 32.7 / 35
28 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
1.10.6 released 2 months ago
- Stars 16.4 / 20
12k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support biggest shortfall 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 28
- Last 90 days
- 123
- Last 12 months
- 3 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #5 of 11 tools in URL Shorteners by health , between snowshare (#4) and bit (#6) .
Details
| Licence | MIT |
| Platforms | PHP |
| Latest release | 1.10.6 · 2 months ago |
| Stars | 12,295 |
| Open issues | 47 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | YOURLS/YOURLS ↗ |
YOURLS vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with YOURLS (URL Shorteners), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shlink | 95 | 5.4k | MIT | 6 days ago |
| Chhoto URL | 92 | 996 | MIT | today |
| YOURLS (this tool) | 84 | 12k | MIT | 3 days ago |
| bit | 67 | 108 | MIT | 25 days ago |
| Kutt | 66 | 11k | MIT | 11 days ago |
| rs-short | 35 | 5 | MPL-2.0 | 5 months ago |
YOURLS: common questions
What does YOURLS replace?
Repoly lists YOURLS as an open-source alternative to Bitly. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where YOURLS stands against the others.
Is YOURLS still maintained?
YOURLS had 28 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 3 days ago; the latest tagged release, 1.10.6, is from 2 months ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.